Juneau
08-02-2006, 04:17 PM
Well, hi. I'm Juneau, for those who didn't notice. =)
I guess I could call myself an old-skool fan, in a certain sense of the phrase, since I've watched the Disney Channel almost since it came to my country. [About 7years I've been flicking between Disney Channel, Disney +1, Toon Disney and the new Disney Cinemagic].
I grew up watching Disney programs such as Ducktales, TaleSpin, and Mickey Mouseworks. So, if you're wondering, I'd go for Ducktales and Scrooge McDuck as my first ever Disney faves. I never really got into the whole "I love Mickey Mouse" thing until I went to Walt Disney World, but I watched the programs nonetheless.
Aside from that, I've been watching Disney things since as far back as I can remember, and further. According to my parents, my usual routine when I was about 1 or 2 was to come down the stairs in the morning, and sit and watch Dumbo and only Dumbo until I had to go to my grandparents' house while my parents were at work.
Even though Dumbo is a pretty entertaining film, it is by NO MEANS my all-time favourite Walt Disney Classic film. That award goes to Sleeping Beauty, and specifically because of Maleficent. As much as the story was good, Maleficent was and is the best part of that film.
As for non-Classic Disney films? Well, I guess [since I've been watching it since I was 4] the Nightmare Before Christmas wins that one. It may be a Touchstone film rather than Walt Disney Pictures, but it was good back then, and it's still good now.
And since Pixar is now a part of Disney, I guess I must cover their films too. I am a person, who is not easily impressed when it comes to films. I can watch [non-Disney] classics from the 20s and 30s and be impressed because of what they accomplished given the time-period. I mean, Snow White impresses me because it was the late 30s, and they were putting out a film in colour.
So, back on track. Pixar films don't impress me that much. They all seem the same, and there's WAY too many CGI films out there now. The Incredibles, Cars, and Finding Nemo all made a name for themselves but to me weren't that impressive. Monsters Inc. on the other hand did have something in it that made me think "WOW"...and that was James P. Sullivan. Why? All those hairs of course, they all seemed to be individually animated. I guess then, Monsters Inc. or maybe [just a maybe] the original Toy Story gets the "fave Pixar film".
So, to sum it all up:
I'm Juneau
I've been watching Disney shows for over 14 years.
I loved Ducktales and Pepper Ann.
Sleeping Beauty is a great classic film.
Pixar is only impressive with Monsters Inc. and Toy Story.
I've been watching Nightmare Before Christmas for years...literally YEARS.
And as an added bonus:
I like to say "Hi I'm Tigger. That's T-I-Double G-RRR" whenever I see anything Pooh related.
I think the live-action shows we see today don't live up to the old "classics" like Smart Guy, Boy Meets World, or Home Improvement.
Anything else you'd like to know, within reason, I'll be more than happy to answer.*
Juneau.
*note: will not answer - age, location, trade offers, anything not relevant to a good discussion.
I guess I could call myself an old-skool fan, in a certain sense of the phrase, since I've watched the Disney Channel almost since it came to my country. [About 7years I've been flicking between Disney Channel, Disney +1, Toon Disney and the new Disney Cinemagic].
I grew up watching Disney programs such as Ducktales, TaleSpin, and Mickey Mouseworks. So, if you're wondering, I'd go for Ducktales and Scrooge McDuck as my first ever Disney faves. I never really got into the whole "I love Mickey Mouse" thing until I went to Walt Disney World, but I watched the programs nonetheless.
Aside from that, I've been watching Disney things since as far back as I can remember, and further. According to my parents, my usual routine when I was about 1 or 2 was to come down the stairs in the morning, and sit and watch Dumbo and only Dumbo until I had to go to my grandparents' house while my parents were at work.
Even though Dumbo is a pretty entertaining film, it is by NO MEANS my all-time favourite Walt Disney Classic film. That award goes to Sleeping Beauty, and specifically because of Maleficent. As much as the story was good, Maleficent was and is the best part of that film.
As for non-Classic Disney films? Well, I guess [since I've been watching it since I was 4] the Nightmare Before Christmas wins that one. It may be a Touchstone film rather than Walt Disney Pictures, but it was good back then, and it's still good now.
And since Pixar is now a part of Disney, I guess I must cover their films too. I am a person, who is not easily impressed when it comes to films. I can watch [non-Disney] classics from the 20s and 30s and be impressed because of what they accomplished given the time-period. I mean, Snow White impresses me because it was the late 30s, and they were putting out a film in colour.
So, back on track. Pixar films don't impress me that much. They all seem the same, and there's WAY too many CGI films out there now. The Incredibles, Cars, and Finding Nemo all made a name for themselves but to me weren't that impressive. Monsters Inc. on the other hand did have something in it that made me think "WOW"...and that was James P. Sullivan. Why? All those hairs of course, they all seemed to be individually animated. I guess then, Monsters Inc. or maybe [just a maybe] the original Toy Story gets the "fave Pixar film".
So, to sum it all up:
I'm Juneau
I've been watching Disney shows for over 14 years.
I loved Ducktales and Pepper Ann.
Sleeping Beauty is a great classic film.
Pixar is only impressive with Monsters Inc. and Toy Story.
I've been watching Nightmare Before Christmas for years...literally YEARS.
And as an added bonus:
I like to say "Hi I'm Tigger. That's T-I-Double G-RRR" whenever I see anything Pooh related.
I think the live-action shows we see today don't live up to the old "classics" like Smart Guy, Boy Meets World, or Home Improvement.
Anything else you'd like to know, within reason, I'll be more than happy to answer.*
Juneau.
*note: will not answer - age, location, trade offers, anything not relevant to a good discussion.